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One-dimensional stochastic Levy-lorentz gas

Barkai1, Fleurov, Klafter

  • 1School of Physics and Astronomy, Beverly and Raymond Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel.

Physical Review. E, Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
|October 25, 2000
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We studied a Levy-Lorentz gas model. The particle

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Area of Science:

  • Physics
  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Complex Systems

Background:

  • Particle diffusion in disordered systems is crucial for understanding transport phenomena.
  • Levy walks and Levy-Lorentz gases are models for anomalous diffusion.
  • Characterizing diffusion requires understanding the underlying probability distributions and rare events.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and analyze a Levy-Lorentz gas model with random scatterer intervals.
  • To investigate the anomalous diffusion behavior of a light particle in this system.
  • To explore the role of rare events in diffusion processes.

Main Methods:

  • Modeling a light particle scattered by static point scatterers on a line.
  • Analyzing random intervals between scatterers using a specific probability density function.
  • Deriving the mean square displacement of the particle over time.

Main Results:

  • The mean square displacement exhibits anomalous scaling >/=Ct3-gamma for 1
  • This behavior aligns with a renewal Levy walk model.
  • Rare events significantly influence the diffusion characteristics.

Conclusions:

  • The Levy-Lorentz gas model provides a framework for studying anomalous diffusion.
  • The observed power-law scaling highlights the importance of long-range correlations.
  • Further investigation into rare events is essential for a complete description of the diffusion process.

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